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This application is for delegates seeking certified status after completing BSI’s Lead Auditor Professional qualification or an approved equivalent.
Available across our full range of ISO management system qualifications, this final step offers the opportunity to have your Professional Auditor qualification certified. Achieving certified status demonstrates your ability to apply the knowledge and skills gained in both practical and professional settings.
How will you benefit?
- Gain formal recognition for consistently applying your knowledge in practice.
- Stay engaged with the auditing sector through ongoing CPD requirements.
- Receive feedback from line managers and audit clients to keep your audit skills at peak performance.
What will you achieve?
Upon successful completion, you’ll receive the Certified Professional BSI Mark of Trust, which you can share with your professional network.
How does it work?
Certified Professional certification is the next step in recognizing and building upon your accomplishments in the Auditor qualification pathway. There are no additional training or assessment components required to achieve Certified Professional certification.
To qualify, you must have completed a Lead Auditor Professional qualification and conducted at least three full management systems audits.
A Certified Professional certificate is valid for three years, after which you will need to reapply to maintain your certification.
Who should apply?
- Those with an advanced and active interest in management systems
- Those with extensive experience in internal and/or lead auditing
- Those involved in auditing, maintaining and/or supervising of a management system.
Prerequisites
The prerequisites to become a Certified Lead Auditor Professional are as follows:
- A BSI Lead Auditor Professional qualification or equivalent (all equivalents need to be submitted and approved as RPL (Recognized Prior Learning by BSI)
- At least three internal audits conducted within the last three years from date of application.
- A feedback form completed by a line manager/audit client for the most recent audit.
How do you apply?
To apply, please complete the following:
- Enroll in Certified Professional Lead Auditor Qualification Submission and pay the application fee.
- Complete the application form, detailing your auditing experience and training. Include all required documents and submit everything to msamericas@bsigroup.com
To maintain your certification, you must submit an annual declaration confirming that you have completed at least 15 hours of relevant Continuing Professional Development (CPD) each year to uphold your Certified Professional status.
You can download the initial application forms here:
You can download the Annual CPD Declaration form here:
